Google is looking to conduct an experiment where they will provide ultra high speed broadband internet to a community in the United States. Here in Dayton, a group has organized a campaign to bring this project to Dayton. I love the idea, and thought I would do my part to support the cause. The group, […]
Summing Up SummitUp
Posted on October 21, 2009 //
Yesterday I got to celebrate my birthday by having my very own social media conference – SummitUp. I highly recommend this as a way to celebrate your next birthday. (actually this was purely coincidence, but a nice one none the less.) The day was simply amazing. To give you an idea of how well things […]
Are You A Gmail Ninja?
Posted on June 25, 2009 //
Like every suburban white kid who grew up in the early 1980’s, I love and respect the Ninja. I am not sure if this affection is traced back to GI Joe’s nemesis Storm Shadow, the short lived show "The Master," readily available ninja throwing stars that you could pick up at the Upper Valley Mall, the […]
Use RSS to Get More from LinkedIn
Posted on June 11, 2009 //
LinkedIn is a great tool for keeping track of your contacts, researching individuals and organizations, finding employment and employees, asking questions and getting answers, and better understanding the professional world. As you add followers, it can be a bit of a challenge to keep up with everything. Sure you can check out the weekly summary […]
Surprisingly Simple Solution for Storing Surprises
Posted on April 22, 2009 //
Recently I wrote a post about a simple technique for enhancing your creativity that I learned from reading the book Creativity by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. In a nutshell 1. Be surprised by something every day, 2. Surprise someone everyday, 3. Write both down and chronicle them over time. I thought it might be wise to […]
Un-say it with Gmail
Posted on April 9, 2009 //
I find that some of my best email editing work happens in the nano-second following the moment I hit send. Sound familiar? Forgotten attachments, poor grammar, spelling mistakes, negative tone, left out recipients and other errors amazingly jump right off the page once it is too late to do anything about it. Good news. Gmail […]
Suggestion Box
Posted on February 27, 2009 //
Wondering what is “hot” on the web? Sure there are numerous ways to find new content on the internet, but none may be as easy as this. The next time you decide to blow off your to do list in favor of mindlessly surfing the web for something interesting, try this fun and easy little […]
Did you see this? January 9th, 2009
Posted on January 9, 2009 //
Time to share the love yet again. Here are some recently discovered snippets from around the web. Friend and former LUCRUM co-worker Andy Erickson was the featured author of an excellent article on Soapbox Cincinnati. comScore ranking of social sites – Thanks to fellow Kenton Ridge Cougar Bill Sterzenbach for sending this to me. SixRevisions.com […]
Hooray! Picasa for Mac
Posted on January 6, 2009 //
I migrated over to a Mac from a PC back in February of 2008, and I am delighted with the decision. However, it has not been without its drawbacks, as some programs that work on a PC don’t run on a Mac. One such program was Picasa – the photo sharing, organizing, editing, and publishing […]
View PDF Files in GMail
Posted on December 16, 2008 //
Short and sweet post. If you use GMail, check out the newly added feature that allows you to view PDF files right from your browser. If someone sends you a PDF attachment, just click on the new View option and take a quick look at it. I stumbled onto this today while retrieving a file […]